60NYT > Primedia Inc.topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/primedia-inc/index.html?rss=1News about Primedia Inc., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 31 Mar 2015 14:45:43 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comK.K.R. Sheds the Last of Its Money-Losing Media Companyhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E5DB173BF934A25756C0A9679D8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss7:12 p.m. | Updated If you happened to stroll by the offices of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company on Monday, you might have seen Henry R. Kravis removing an albatross from around his neck.By PETER LATTMANTue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E5DB173BF934A25756C0A9679D8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAfter 22 Years — 22 Years! — K.K.R. Is Exiting Primediahttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/after-22-years-22-years-k-k-r-is-exiting-primedia/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTPG Capital has agreed to acquire Primedia in a deal valued at $525 million including debt, finally unwinding K.K.R.’s investment in the company.By PETER LATTMANMon, 16 May 2011 15:49:29 -0400http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/after-22-years-22-years-k-k-r-is-exiting-primedia/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTODAY IN BUSINESS | PRIMEDIA EXPLORES A SALE/data/daily/2007/02/10/687090.sgml?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe magazine publisher Primedia said it was considering the sale of its Enthusiast Media segment, which includes Motor Trend and Hot Rod, to help cut its debt load of more than $1 billion. Primedia, which hired Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers to...Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500/data/daily/2007/02/10/687090.sgml?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAs Primedia Falls, Preferred Stock Lives Up to Its Namehttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/business/media/26place.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAlmost no one involved with Primedia, the media company that was started by the leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts, has found the investment experience to be a profitable one, but public shareholders have done far worse than Kohlberg,...By FLOYD NORRISWed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/business/media/26place.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Times Company Acquires About.com for $410 Millionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/18/business/media/18times.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTimes Company officials said the acquisition would increase the company's revenue from the expanding online advertising business.By KATHARINE Q. SEELYEFri, 18 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/18/business/media/18times.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAbout.com, Primedia's Web Venture, Is for Salehttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/08/technology/08deal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe publishing company Primedia has put About.com on the block, and five companies plan to bid on it.By KATHARINE Q. SEELYETue, 08 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/08/technology/08deal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPost-Mortems for a Media Deal Undonehttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/22/business/media-post-mortems-for-a-media-deal-undone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLast Monday, Donny Deutsch, the advertising executive, and Michael Wolff, the often-caustic media columnist, were the toast of the New York Magazine Awards at the Four Seasons restaurant. Seated at a table along with Caroline Miller, editor in chief...By DAVID CARRMon, 22 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/22/business/media-post-mortems-for-a-media-deal-undone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWhy Did He Buy New York? Hey, Wasserstein Loves Dealshttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/18/business/why-did-he-buy-new-york-hey-wasserstein-loves-deals.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThose who worried that the recent tussle among billionaires for control of New York magazine would leave the storied publication as a personal platform for the winning mogul's social and business agenda might be able to relax. The interests of Bruce...By DAVID CARR and ANDREW ROSS SORKINThu, 18 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/18/business/why-did-he-buy-new-york-hey-wasserstein-loves-deals.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNew York Magazine Sold for $55 Million To Wall St. Figurehttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/17/business/media-business-advertising-new-york-magazine-sold-for-55-million-wall-st-figure.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCombining stealth and an all-cash bid of $55 million, Bruce Wasserstein, the Wall Street deal maker, emerged yesterday as the surprise winner of the auction for New York magazine, which fostered the careers of writers like Tom Wolfe and Jimmy Breslin...By By DAVID CARR and ANDREW ROSS SORKINWed, 17 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/17/business/media-business-advertising-new-york-magazine-sold-for-55-million-wall-st-figure.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBid for New York Magazine: A Dance of Money and Egohttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/business/bid-for-new-york-magazine-a-dance-of-money-and-ego.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIt is a measure of the allure of New York magazine that a group of cold-eyed, wealthy executives is prepared to hold hands and jointly contribute more than $50 million to buy a publication that has made little money in the last three years for...By DAVID CARRMon, 15 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/business/bid-for-new-york-magazine-a-dance-of-money-and-ego.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss